How Did You Pick Your Goal Weight?

Kikilicious84

I want to be skinny and I know I can be skinny and healthy. So, I picked my goal weight as just a little lower than I know I used to be when I was comfortably fitting in my clothes.

This!

New_Hope

I just went for the lowest weight I could be and still have a healthy BMI, though I'm sure I'll actually stop within 10-15 lbs of that "goal".

AceDuddyMegaa

I picked a weight I knew to be a healthy weight for me. I have no plans to be skinny, I settle for healthy.

this isnt the place to 'settle' take it all the way we're all pushing for you

kd80538

I picked the mid point of what I had known to be a healthy range based upon my height. However, once I was about halfway to my goal, I saw a commercial about the true definitions of underweight, normal and obese, and decided to use their BMI calculator to determine what the real range was...and reset my goal to the lower end of normal (so I'd have a bit of flex). I've since reached my first goal, and am 4.8 lbs away from my reset goal! Congrats on your decision and good luck!

lunchgirlie

Well, I really picked a weight that was in the middle of the "healthy weight range" for my height according to the BMI scale, but I was around 160-165 in high school and after for a year or two (and haven't gained any height since) until I got a serving job and gained 20 pounds. I didn't ever like being that weight (although I look at pictures of myself then and I think I looked awesome!) and always thought I was big, so I'm aiming for 145. We'll see what happens, you can see from my ticker that I have a long way to go to get there!

lunchgirlie

Darn! Double post!

krm0789

Last time I lost I ended up getting to a weight that was too low for my preferences. I 'let' myself gain until I found my happy weight, & I'm shooting for the higher end of that range right now.

courtclerkkris

In the past my goal weight was 128 in TOPS. So I am sticking with that. Hopefully once I get there I can continue to lower it another 10 pounds or so. I am only 5'1 and have seen ranges of an ideal body weight from 95-115 pounds but I don't think that is very realistic for me.

CChadd87

I went with the weight that I was at on my wedding day 4 years ago which was 135. I was happy with the way that I looked then and the way that I felt and I want to have that back.

kleverkira

I got down to 120 before my wedding, but it wasn't really sustainable. I would be happy in the 125-130 range because I think I can actually maintain that and be happy with how I look and feel.

Chaosdrone

my instructor at job corp told me if i gert to 285 he would send me on a job interview so i can start working

jrn1115

At the gym I go to they set up an initial fitness consultation and when I got weighed for the first time the program they use (Tanita, I think its called) said my healthy weight was 180.

istalkzombies

I picked it as a starting point I want to see how I look at the weight and go from there, I dont wanna be overly muscular but I wanna put on more muscle cause I dont wanna be scrawny either even though I have quite a bit of muscle right now with all the fat though its hard to tell just how much is there lol I want an atheltic look not a bodybuilder look if all that makes sense.

chocolattahottie

Someone referenced this formula once, so I used that as a rough estimate. It takes into account your current muscle mass so you can calculate a number that doesn't eat into muscle as well as fat. I'll use my starting numbers as an example.

Current weight X percentage body fat=Pounds of fat
125.6 X .265=33.284

Current weight-Pounds of fat=Lean mass
125.6-33.284=92.316

Current weight X desired body fat percentage= new amount of fat
125.6 X .20=25.12

Lean mass + new body fat=Goal Weight
92.316+25.12=117.436


I'm actually aiming for 115, since I'm pretty short.

THANK YOU!!! this helped SO MUCH!

Lozzy_82

My previous low weight was about 139lbs and I knew I could do with losing about a stone back then. I was a comfy 14 (UK) at that weight but would like to get down to a 12. 125lbs would give me a decent BMI and I think it's a weight that, with some effort, I could realistically achieve and maintain.

lucky1ns

The last time I was successful with my weight loss I remember that I felt and looked great at 163. That's about 15 pounds over my suggested goal.
So I became discouraged because I could not get beyond 163 and slowly packed it back on.

I am not making that mistake this time.

163 it is.

g_warne

I'm not super fussy, just want to feel good about my body which for me is around 125. However I wanted to be about 120 but not sure if that's realistic for me as I'm quite muscular and curvy at 5'5".

SCOUSERWENCH

I want to get to about 10.5 stone it's within my BMI.

kyle4jem

I didn't have a weight problem until my late 40s, so I just picked a weight that was normal for me as a young adult. I went back a decade or so further in time, weight wise, than I originally intended, to my weight around the time I graduated from college. I wish I could say the pounds are distributed the same.:grumble:

I was in my early 30s when I started putting on serious weight. I was ca.70kg all though my early aduly life.

I would be quite happy as a middle-aged man to be a happy 80kg. I know that's still in the overweight range, but if I could get back to a 34" waist and a L 40" chest, I'd be quite content.

It's not about being skinny... I was never skinny and don't think it'd be healthy for my frame... it's about being happy and being able to maintain a healthy weight.

svetlana_vs

I went for my lowest in the past decade. It is the weight that all my near ones refer to "you looked sooooooooooo great then".

marzahl68

I looked starved at 150 when I was 26, my goal is 155 now that I'm 43.
I will be happy with 165, total happy! I would still like to know if I can get down to 155, so I set two different goals.

caroline787

I picked a weight about 20 lbs less than ive ever been because if i gain i have some wiggle room. its probably unreasonable but ill try hard...

traciek505

I took the healthy weight range for my body type and height, then picked the middle number.

NeuroticVirgo

I used my BMI and then picked the number at the VERY TOP of it. (ie for my height I should be between 130 and 160...so I picked 160). I figured I'd reassess after I made that goal if I need to lose anymore or just tone etc.

Jewels211

I did a search "healthy weight calculator for women" or something along that line, and checked out a few sites that seemed legit, like a medical site and a health insurance site, etc. They generally ask for your height and body build...can't remember if they ask age or not. Anyway, the calculator gives a range. After checking with a few sites and seeing the ranges, I chose the weight that was the middle of the range as my goal. I may adjust some when I get close.

babydull

I used my BMI and then picked the number at the VERY TOP of it. (ie for my height I should be between 130 and 160...so I picked 160). I figured I'd reassess after I made that goal if I need to lose anymore or just tone etc.

Same here.

algebravoodoo

I have weighed less than 140 only once in my adult life and my family (after not seeing me for over a year) thought I had cancer! At 5'8", I get to carry a few more pounds than others I have my favorite pair of jeans hanging in the closet, waiting to come out to play so I set my goal weight of 170 at what I weighed when I wore them. We will see what happens from there.